19 May 2016
by Brandon Valeriano
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Navel gazing at the tenure process continues and anxiety can be crippling. The same unfortunate lessons keep coming up, the University will outlive us all. We can be discarded at any time or for just about any reason, regardless of … Continue reading
9 May 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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Today, Nicholas Kristof had a piece in the New York Times ‘admitting’ to ‘liberal intolerance’ in academia. In relevant part, he says: I’ve been thinking about this because on Facebook recently I wondered aloud whether universities stigmatize conservatives and undermine intellectual diversity. The … Continue reading
27 Apr 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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So you’ve written a book, and gotten someone to publish it, you’re done, right? It turns out that, though it depends on the professional incentives around your particular situation, in general, no, you’re not nearly done. You have just started … Continue reading
14 Apr 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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A few days ago, I posted with a strong reaction to Inside Higher Education’s framing of female political scientists as angry. I think that my reaction was quick and strong both because the piece and conversation warranted it, and because … Continue reading
12 Apr 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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The other day, Wendy Wong posted at the Duck of Minerva about race, gender, and having a career in IR – particularly in response to the American Political Science Association’s choice of a stock image of a random Asian woman as … Continue reading
31 Mar 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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(cross-posted at Bombs and Dollars) About a week ago, I posted about book publishing in academia. I’ve gotten responses from a number of people, both interested in more information and happy for the first post. If its useful to even one … Continue reading
26 Mar 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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So a number of people at ISA asked me about the mechanics of book publishing, and how it differs from journal publishing. Since I’ve increasingly been thinking about turning this professional-development-advice-thing into a trade book, I figured this was the … Continue reading
13 Feb 2016
by Brandon Valeriano
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Jamie Collier and Brandon Valeriano (This post was written with Jamie Collier and cross posted on his blog Cyber Security Relations here. Check out his stuff. This post might be bit too mean to Norse for a mass-market website so … Continue reading
17 Dec 2015
by Brandon Valeriano
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Spoilers, maybe. Who knows, everyone is so sensitive now. Sorry Britain got it first, hope I am still here for Episode VIII… . . .
15 Oct 2015
by Brandon Valeriano
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This New York Times piece on Russia’s use of power in Syria was so notable for its hyperbole and exaggeration, it woke me from my RI slumber. As my old friend from UIC, Evan McKenzie noted “For the US media … Continue reading